LKPS Lublin

LKPS Lublin, officially known for sponsorship reasons as LUK Lublin, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Lublin in eastern Poland, founded in 2013. The club has been promoted to the top flight of the Polish volleyball, PlusLiga in 2021.

LUK Lublin
Full nameLubelski Klub Przyjaciół Siatkówki Lublin
Founded2013 (2013)
GroundHala Globus
(Capacity: 4,119)
ChairmanKrzysztof Skubiszewski
ManagerMaciej Kołodziejczyk
CaptainWojciech Włodarczyk
LeaguePlusLiga
2022–2310th place
WebsiteClub home page
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Club history

The foundation of the club took place on 26 August 2013 in the city of Lublin as a sports association under the name LKPS Lublin. Lublin began its history in the 3rd Polish Volleyball League, playing there from the club foundation in 2013 until 2015.

From 2015 to 2019, Lublin was playing in the 2nd Polish Volleyball League. In 2019, the team coached by Maciej Kołodziejczyk finished the league in 2nd place, and won promotion to the 1st Polish Volleyball League.

In 2021, acting as LUK Politechnika Lublin, the team won the league and therefore gained the possibility to play in the upcoming PlusLiga season.[1][2]

Team

As of 2022–23 season

Occupation Name
Head coachPoland Maciej Kołodziejczyk
Assistant coachPoland Kamil Nalepka

Players

No. Name Date of birth Position
1Poland Jan Nowakowski (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994middle blocker
2Brazil Cristiano Torelli (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996setter
4Poland Marcin Komenda (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996setter
6Poland Mateusz Malinowski (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992opposite
7Poland Jakub Wachnik (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993outside hitter
9Poland Nicolas Szerszeń (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996outside hitter
10Poland Szymon Romać (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992opposite
13Poland Mateusz Jóźwik (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996outside hitter
14United States Jeffrey Jendryk (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995middle blocker
16Poland Konrad Stajer (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994middle blocker
17Poland Szymon Gregorowicz (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994libero
21United States Dustin Watten (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986libero
23Poland Damian Hudzik (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998middle blocker
90Poland Wojciech Włodarczyk (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990outside hitter

Former names
Years Name
2013–2014LKPS Lublin
2014–2016LKPS Pszczółka Lublin
2016–2017LKPS Politechnika Pszczółka Lublin
2017–2018LKPS Politechnika Lublin
2018–2021LUK Politechnika Lublin
2021–presentLUK Lublin

See also
  • LKPS Lublin players
  • LKPS Lublin coaches

References
  1. "Jesteśmy Mistrzami Tauron 1. Ligi! Jesteśmy w PlusLidze!". lkpslublin.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Poznaliśmy skład PlusLigi i TAURON Ligi w sezonie 2021/2022". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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